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sulfurous

/ˈsʌlfəɹəs/ adj

Containing sulfur.

Word Origin From Latin sulfur 'sulfur, brimstone' — so sulfurous means 'containing or resembling sulfur,' often with a smell of rotten eggs. The root gives us a chemical family: sulfide, sulfite, sulfate, sulfuric, and sulfa drugs. The word sulfur itself is of uncertain origin, but it's been associated with hellfire and brimstone since ancient times. When something is sulfurous, it's literally brimstone-like.

adj Containing sulfur.

The volcanic area was filled with sulfurous gases.

(形容词) 含硫的

火山区域充满了含硫气体。

(adjetivo) azufrado; sulfúreo; sulfuroso [Que contiene azufre.]

El área volcánica estaba llena de gases sulfurosos.

(adjectif) sulfureux [Qui contient du soufre.]

La zone volcanique était remplie de gaz sulfureux.

(Adjektiv) schwefelhaltig; schwefelig [Schwefel enthaltend.]

Das vulkanische Gebiet war von **sulfurous** Gasen erfüllt.

(形容詞) 硫黄を含む。

火山地域は硫黄を含むガスで満ちていた。

(adjetivo) sulfúreo; sulfurado; enxofrado [Que contém enxofre.]

A área vulcânica estava cheia de gases sulfurosos.

Synonyms: sulfury sulfur-bearing sulfur-containing sulfur-rich brimstone thionic sulfurated sulfureous Antonyms: sulfur-free desulfurized non-sulfurous pure

adj Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.

Scientists studied the sulfurous compounds in the laboratory.

(形容词) 亚硫的 【亚硫的（低氧化态）】

科学家在实验室里研究了硫化合物。

(adjetivo) sulfuroso [Del azufre o relacionado con él, especialmente en su estado de oxidación más bajo.]

Los científicos estudiaron los compuestos sulfurosos en el laboratorio.

(adjectif) sulfureux [Relatif au soufre, notamment dans son état d'oxydation inférieur.]

Les scientifiques ont étudié les composés sulfureux en laboratoire.

(Adjektiv) schweflig [Schwefel betreffend, insbesondere in seiner niedrigeren Oxidationsstufe.]

Die Wissenschaftler untersuchten die **sulfurous** Verbindungen im Labor.

(形容詞) 硫黄に関する。特に低い酸化状態の硫黄に関する。

科学者たちは研究室で硫黄の化合物を研究した。

(adjetivo) sulfuroso [De, ou relativo ao enxofre, especialmente em seu estado de oxidação mais baixo.]

Os cientistas estudaram os compostos sulfurosos no laboratório.

Antonyms: sulfuric
Word parts: sulfur + ous

Related words

sulfide sulfite sulfate sulfuric sulfa

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